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Gabriel’s en route to the battle location with his forces. First wave of attack will be the goblin light armoured forces and the beastmen heavy armour forces, numbering 10,000. With them are 500 Giants that acts as siege weapons. Second wave consists of 5,000 Gladiators and 5,000 Dark Knights. Third wave, 7,000 man-eating demons (Cannibals in my last summary) archers and 3,000 dark mages. This final wave are for long range support.
Gabriel wanted to fight on the front lines against the Synthesis Knights himself, and if possible devour their souls. But he couldn’t risk his account somehow be defeated, the priority right now is capture Alice and escape Ocean Turtle. Afterwards he can create artificial Fluctlights as much as he wants. It’s been 8 days inside UW, about 15 minutes in RL time. After his victory it might take another 10 days before they find Alice, so Gabriel wants to finish this war within one day.

Gabriel asked why did his lieutenant wanted to work on this mission, or why work in this industry at all? The answer basically boiled down to “because it’s fun”, though Gabriel doesn’t know whether he meant fun by shooting things or killing people. Before Gabriel could ask further D came along and reported the army is in position. Apart from the 30,000 forces at the front there’s also a reserve force of 17,000 at the back made of goblins and beastmen, and 3,000 humans handling logistics. Here is the entirety of the forces Dark Territory can bring to bear, they only have women, children and elderly left behind. If this 50,000 isn’t enough to win the war then the mission would have failed. Though according to scouts, the enemy forces was only 5,000 so it’s impossible to lose. Gabriel asked how long until the collapse of the Gate, and D replied in 3 hours. Gabriel commanded for the 1st wave to enter the valley 1 hour from now, set up as close to the gate as possible. Gabriel gazed at the enormous gate over 2 KM away, and it was a impressive sight. Though he believed the thousands of souls that will shatter and die upon the start of the battle will be an even more impressive sight, and then his feast will begin.

Scene change to Alice, who returned to her normal form and equipped her normal golden armour. Her transformation didn’t last long, and Alice briefly thought about how Fanatio and others would react if she showed up in a child’s form. Alice finished her preparations and stepped out of her tent, and moments later Synthesis Twenty Six came up to her and praised her on how she looked, which Alice waved off. The sun is setting, and will completely set in 3 hours. At that time the war will begin, the seal of 300 years that was the Eastern Gate will fall. The human troops were better than expected after only half a year’s training; Fanatio taught them her multi-hit moves, with the maximum of 5 hits, but that should be enough to fight off the goblins. It would be a push for them to fight the Dark Knights with their own multi-hit skills, and for the high speed gladiator fist fighters it’ll take a Synthesis Knight to deal with them. The key to this battle is whether they can survive the first wave with minimum casualties, and if they can defend themselves from the arrows and magic casted from afar. Victory depended on Alice’s ability from here on. Alice looked back at the rear of the camp, where smoke rising showed they’re preparing their last supper. Alice promised to protect Ronie, Teiza, and Kirito who’s back there, no matter what.

Synthesis Twenty Six told Alice it’s time. Alice nodded, started to walk away bit then stopped. She thanked him for staying with her all these years; he left as Flame Bow’s student for her tutelage 4 years ago was probably because he was worried about her, becoming a Synthesis Knight at age 11 with her genius skills. After seeing Ronie and Teiza she realized how she must have looked as a young swordswoman at age 15, being timid and inexperienced. He denied this with embarrassment, and Alice smiled sincerely. She told him it was only because of his support she managed to get to where she is today, and thanked him. He then started to tear up, and said with a small voice why is Alice speaking like she’s at the end of her life? He still haven’t learned anything, and would still need her tutelage from here onwards. Alice changed her attitude immediately and shouted strictly:
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“Integrator Knight Synthesis Twenty-six!”

“Y-Yes!”

His hand stopped, and formed into a knight’s salute.

“As your teacher I’ll give you my last command: Live. Live to see the arrival of peace. And then take it back, your own life and the one you loved.”
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Alice knew the shards of memories belonging to the Synthesis Knights was still at the top of the Cathedral, and there should be a way to return those into the ones that lost those memories. Synthesis Twenty Six couldn’t speak anymore while in tears, and could only nod in confirmation. Alice turned and walked away, beginning to speak the longest incantation she had ever used in her life. She needs to gather up all the mana in the valley and use it in a single spell, if she loses concentration now the backlash will disintegrate her. Alice had no regrets and fear left by this point. As a Synthesis Knight, she was loved by Berculi and Fanatio. She even managed to spend 6 months with Selka as her sister. More importantly, she had fought incredible swordsmen like Eugeo and Kirito, and in her time with them she had found what it meant to be human: sadness, anger, and love. What else could she have asked for?
With the sound of her armour clinking, Alice moved towards the place where she will be stationed for this battle.

The sun has now set completely. Regardless of the 50,000 from Dark Territory or the 5,000 from Human Kingdom, they held their breath and waited for what was going to happen next. The Eastern Gate that had stood since the beginning of their world gave a sound like a behemoth’s dying roar when its HP went to zero. This foreboding thunder could be heard all the way on the other side of the human territory, and every human left behind the front lines raised their head up in response.

A few seconds later:

Down the middle of the two slabs of stone, a crack ran down its entirety and white light glowed out. Soldiers from both side shielded their eyes. The crack spread with amazing speed through the Gate, the white light following behind it. The words that were carved above the stage is now covered in flames and turned red, warping like a living creature. The words now read “Final Pressure Experiment Stage”, though only two people on this battlefield could understand what it meant. As the words burned itself out a pillar of light shot towards the sky, and the Eastern Gate began to crumble from the top.

From where Gabriel was seated, his lieutenant next to him shouted excitedly at the sight. He lamented they should have took a recording of that, and instead of the AIs or whatever they should have stolen the technology enabling this scene, make a VFX workshop and become millionaires using this technology with Hollywood. Gabriel sighed and told him that’s impossible, this can only be seen while inside a STL. Over half of the Gate had collapsed by this point, and the rocks falling from it disintegrated into particles of light. The debris from the gate would not trouble them.
Gabriel stood up from his throne and moved towards the large skull D left behind. By talking into this skull he can contact other leaders with a smaller skull bracelet. Gabriel thought this isn’t as good as Stryker vehicles’ communication systems, but it beats sending runners to convey information. He stared into the eye sockets of the skull, and said in a voice as hard as steel “The time thou have all waited for has arrived! Kill anyone you can kill! Plunder all that you can! Ravage them all!”
From all corners of his army a warcry came up that covered even the sound of the Gate collapsing. Countless blades and spears rose up into the air, reflecting the blood red glow of the braziers around them. With his right hand raised and then brought down, Gabriel gave the first order as their commander:

“First wave, begin attack!”

The mountain goblins’ new leader doesn’t care to be used as disposable pieces in the plan he thought was proposed by D, and as leaders of equal position he doesn’t have to listen to her machinations. The Emperor was one thing to be obeyed unconditionally, but this wasn’t his plan. He gave the orders to prepare for his plan, and began their assault.

Fanatio rallied her troops of 300 guards, standing 200m in front of where the Gate was with two other Synthesis Knights: Flame Bow Synthesis Seven, and Frost Whip Synthesis Twenty Six. Ironically, it’s only with the emotions Administrator tried to remove from them that they have the courage to stand here right now. Some of them left back in Central can’t even move without orders.

Synthesis Seven recalled the memory that haunted him ever since he could remember, of his wife waking him up and the silver rings they each wore. Upon his defeat by Kirito and Eugeo he realized that memory isn’t of his wife in heaven he was sent down from, but from his human past. When he had accepted that fact he broke down and cried, since with a human’s average lifespan of 70 years her wife has long passed away in his 100+ year lifespan. Nonetheless to protect the land that he and his wife and lived in together he will fight; love is what supported him right now.
He Released Recollection of his Bow, and began to attack. Giant pillars of flame shot over a 200m distance to char dozens of goblins with every shot, but with 3,000 of them bearing down on the human forces it was not enough. When there was only 50m left between the two sides he switched back to normal steel arrows. The two sides then collided.

Fanatio aimed her sword-laser at one of the ten leaders she found, the one from the Giant